I would like to connect my CD transport to my Ultra's internal Dac. But seeing the coaxial ports are both outputs that doesn't seem possible. Any suggestions other than buying another DAC and connecting my CD player to it and then connecting it to my Ultra?
Connecting my CD transport to Ultra
- Thread starter St David
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Does your CD transport not have an optical output? The Ultra has an optical input.
If your CD only has a Coax output, you may consider a Coaxial to Optical converter.
I use a coaxial to Toslink converter to connect my CD player. Works perfectly, from the big A, link belowI have ordered some RCA to Optical connectors to see if that will work . I guess I could also try a Coaxial output to optical input. Thanks for responding. I appreciate it.
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David Sydney
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Going from CD transport RCA into a RCA-optical converter so you can connect it Ultra means you have converted the signal 3 times. Through DAC in your CD player, then an ADC in the RCA-optical converted then through another DAC in the Ultra. Signal be converted multiple times, which does not sound ideal?
Normally a CD "transport" means it is a CD player with digital out so that conversion only occurs once? Or is it when you say RCA you mean digital coax output going to coax- optical converter not a RCA analog signal?
Normally a CD "transport" means it is a CD player with digital out so that conversion only occurs once? Or is it when you say RCA you mean digital coax output going to coax- optical converter not a RCA analog signal?
Since the original post is about the coaxial output of @St David's CD transport I'm very sure that this is what he's talking about. The plug and port are no different than analogue RCA after all.
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Yes, indeed, we are talking about the CD Transport's digital RCA output aka digital Coax Out, so that it is used as input to a DAC, in this Case, the WiiM Ultra's one via optical input.
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castalla
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Nice - apart from the cheap looking front fascia with the swirly printed discs
Custom tailored for the cheap audio man ...Nice - apart from the cheap looking front fascia with the swirly printed discs
Does it also make your Ultra sound like a $1000 streamer?
hgo58
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It already doDoes it also make your Ultra sound like a $1000 streamer?
We should be thankful he didn't throw the Ultra into the bin but just his DVD player ...Does it also make your Ultra sound like a $1000 streamer?
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Mine arrived this morning. Still not a fan of the fascia but it doesn't look quite so bad in real life. It's an otherwise surprisingly weighty and apparantly well built device, and it's size fits nicely into my WiiM Amp based 'KallaxFi' setup. On initial testing it sounds good too.Nice - apart from the cheap looking front fascia with the swirly printed discs
castalla
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Such a strange design
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I think the silver version looks awful with the lighter front panel and white buttons, the black one that I got isn't so bad. One other design 'quirk' is that the headphone jack is on the back panel, though not an issue in my case as I use the Topping for headphones.Such a strange design
castalla
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Here's the top combo (Cambridge Audio - approx 2500 gbp!)
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